Sanford, North Carolina

E28554

city municipality

Sanford, North Carolina is a small city in central North Carolina known historically for brick manufacturing and as a regional industrial and transportation hub.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality →
areaCode	919 → 984 →
climate	humid subtropical climate →
country	United States of America →
county	Lee County, North Carolina →
distanceTo	approximately 35 miles south of Chapel Hill, North Carolina → approximately 40 miles southwest of Raleigh, North Carolina → approximately 45 miles northwest of Fayetteville, North Carolina →
economicSector	distribution → manufacturing → services →
elevationAboveSeaLevel	approximately 226 feet → approximately 69 meters →
FIPSCode	37-59200 →
GNISFeatureID	0995930 →
governmentType	council–manager government →
hasAirport	Raleigh Executive Jetport →
hasCulturalAttraction	Temple Theatre →
hasEducationalInstitution	Central Carolina Community College (Sanford campus) →
hasFestival	Sanford Pottery Festival →
hasRailLine	CSX Transportation → Norfolk Southern Railway →
hasRailService	freight rail →
historicalIndustry	brick manufacturing →
historicalRole	regional industrial hub → regional transportation hub →
incorporationYear	1874 →
isCountySeatOf	Lee County, North Carolina →
latitude	approximately 35.4799° N →
locatedIn	central North Carolina →
locatedInMetropolitanArea	Raleigh–Durham–Cary combined statistical area →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
longitude	approximately 79.1803° W →
majorHighway	North Carolina Highway 87 → U.S. Route 1 → U.S. Route 421 NERFINISHED →
namedAfter	C. O. Sanford →
nickname	Brick Capital of the USA →
partOf	Research Triangle region →
postalCode	27330 → 27332 →
region	Piedmont region of North Carolina →
state	North Carolina →
timeZoneDST	Eastern Daylight Time →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lee County, North Carolina → Piedmont region of North Carolina →	hasMajorCity
Lee County, North Carolina →	contains
Lee County, North Carolina →	hasCountySeat
Lee County, North Carolina →	hasLargestCity
U.S. Route 15 →	passesThrough
Diocese of North Carolina →	territoryIncludes